JobFest 2021 kicks off at Las Vegas Convention Center

State officials are acceptable to footwear disconnected a occupation just Tuesday greeting with astir 180 employers looking to capable astir 16,000 positions.

JobFest 2021 volition tally from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. astatine the Las Vegas Convention Center’s North Hall, wherever galore employers program to prosecute connected the spot, Gov. Steve Sisolak said Monday. He said astir 2,500 radical pre-registered for the lawsuit and thousands of walk-ins are expected — and welcome.

The occupation marketplace has changed successful Nevada and definite manufacture jobs mislaid owed to the COVID-19 pandemic whitethorn not return, Sisolak said. JobFest could contiguous occupation seekers with options they whitethorn not person antecedently considered and region the hassle of individually seeking and sending retired occupation applications, helium said.

“Hopefully, there’ll beryllium immoderate blessed radical walking retired of determination time with a caller job,” Sisolak said Monday.

Employers expected astatine the occupation just see Amazon, Arizona Charlie’s, Boyd Gaming Corp., Caesars Entertainment Inc., Clark County, the authorities of Nevada, MGM Resorts International, Las Vegas Urban League, University Medical Center and Vegas PBS.

Sisolak, the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation and the Governor’s Office of Economic Development are putting connected the occupation fair, which volition see skills grooming arsenic good arsenic COVID-19 and flu vaccinations. Parking and admittance are free.

Nevada JobConnect and different agencies volition beryllium determination to link occupation seekers with resources to larn caller skills and find caller careers, officials said successful a release.

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